It’s a cause for celebration when a B movie delivers as spectacularly as Wahan Ke Log does, especially given that its genre elements also have to make room for the singing, dancing and romancing.
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Do Ankhen Barah Haath
V. Shantaram was an artist of conscience who dedicated himself to using the filmic arts as a means to further social causes. At the time Do Ankhen Barah Haath, Shantaram was a good few years beyond his most acclaimed works.
King Kong
Had I known several years ago that I could be watching films that combined wrestling, men in togas throwing boulders, giant monsters, and Kumkum, I never would have bothered with Mother India.
Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani
With films like Nagin and the original Jaani Dushman, Raj Kumar Kohli demonstrated a quirky sensibility. Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani demonstrates the grinding down of that sensibility.
Geetaa Mera Naam
Sadhana would get her wish and be remembered as a heroine, even though the most indelible image from the film would be her being whipped while wearing a white mini and go-go boots.
Qurbani
The world of Qurbani is one in which mechanic Bob Christo has a free standing brick wall in his auto body shop just so he can demonstrate the power of his fists to any doubter who happens by.
